Uttarakhand Affairs
794 beneficiaries get houses under PMAY
Theurban development minister Prem Chand Aggarwalallotted houses to a total of 794 beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) of Kanakpur and Kashipur through the online lotterysystem. Aggarwal said that the department is currently working on the construction of 17,304 houses in 21 projects after getting approval from the central government.
He said that various authorities have proposed 3,104 residential units for economically weaker sections (EWS) in five projects while 14,200 houses have been proposed by the housing and development board in a total of 16 projects.
He said that a total of 464 houses have been constructed and made available to the beneficiaries by the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) so far. The board is also working on the construction of 14,200houses for EWS. He said that these schemes were approved by the central government but work on the project got delayed due to legal problems, and it started in March last year.He said that in the said projects, land with housing is being made available to the board by the private developer at the rate of Rs Six lakh per house out of which Rs1.50 lakh are being given as a grant by the central government and Rs one lakh as a grant by the .
National and International Affairs
Indian navy outreach programme julley ladakh (hello ladakh)
INDIAN NAVY is conducting Julley Ladakh (Hello Ladakh), an outreach programme to Ladakh to increase awareness about the service in the pristine state and to engage with youth and civil Society there. Towards this a 5000km Motorcycle Expedition was flagged off by VAdm Sanjay Jasjit Singh, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, from the National War Memorial on 15 Jun 23. The Navy had previously made similar effort in the North East that was hugely successful. The Indian Navy had also undertaken theSam No Varunahcar expedition to engage with citizens in all the coastal states.
The main objectives of the current initiative in the Northern Territory include: –
Celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (75 years of Indian Independence).
Conduct Awareness drives at Schools/ Colleges in Ladakh region about the career opportunities Indian Navy offers including the Agnipath Scheme.
Motivate Youth to join the Indian Navy.
Showcase Nari Shakti, an initiative of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, by including Women Officers and spouses.
Interact with naval veterans and Veer Naris in the region.
First indigenous animal tissue for skin wound healing
The scaffold is an animal-derived Class D Biomedical Device that can rapidly heal skin wounds at low-cost with minimum scarring.
IDC approves indigenous animal tissue scaffold for scar-free skin wound healing.
The scaffold is an animal-derived Class D Biomedical Device that can rapidly heal skin wounds at low-cost with minimum scarring.
Squash World Cup inaugurated in Chennai
Nadu Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Udayanidhi Stalin, inauguratedthe Squash World Cup in Chennai.
The Squash World Cup is being held from June 13 to June 17, at Express Avenue, Royapetta in Chennai.
Eight countries are participating in the championship including India, China, Japan, Malaysia and Australia, South Africa, Egypt.
The objective of the agreement was for Iran to dismantle a significant part of its nuclear program and allow for more extensiveinternational inspections.In return, billions of dollars worth of sanctions relief was granted to Iran.
The proponents of the agreement believed it would help prevent the revival of Irans nuclear weapons program and reduce conflict with regional rivals such as Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The index is created by Walk Free, a human rights organization, and is based on data from the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, produced by theInternational Labour Organization (ILO), Walk Free, andInternational Organization for Migration (IOM).
The countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery include North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Tajikistan.
The countries with the lowest prevalence include Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden.